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The IL sound gives names a distinctive quality. This list covers girl names starting with IL, popular across American, English, Hebrew, Modern coinage, Arabic traditions.

Quick facts: girl names starting with IL

  • 218 girl names start with IL in our database
  • 200 shown below, ranked by current popularity
  • Top origins: American, English, Hebrew
  • See the full combined list at Starting With IL for all genders

Girl Names Starting With IL

218 girl names starting with IL

#529
Sweden
defender
#544
American
Small island
#582
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#614
American
A beloved name with deep roots
#622
Finland
God is my oath
#631
Unknown
{language: Unknown, meaning: Possibly derived from various cultures, potentially a variation of Ilana which means 'tree'
#640
English
Derived from the name Aileen, means 'light' or 'bright'
#648
Greece
Greek
#672
Nigeria
One who is a blessing
#693
American
English
#706
Greece
midwife, healer
#712
Latvian
Latvian
#718
Sanskrit
Sanskrit
#720
American
Modern variant of the name 'Elissa', often associated with the meaning 'God is my oath'.
#730
Greek↑ Rising
Bright, shining
#741
Hungary
warrior maiden
#823
American
God is my oath
#841
Italy
Shining light, bright
#865
Greek
to be free
#871
Arabic
Arabic
#887
English
Irish
#922
Italian
Variant of Ilia, meaning 'from Ilium'.
#950
Greece
Helen's beauty, shining light
#953
American
English
#963
Latvia
A type of swamp
#972
France
Diameter of the sun
#986
Turkey
Turkish
#1000
Hebrew
tree — from Ilan
#1054
Albania
Albanian
#1069
France
Derived from 'Eliane', which is a French feminine name meaning 'sun'.
#1072
Native American
she is a woman
#1083
Dominican Republic
Beautiful.
#1097
English
Shining light
#1118
Israel
oak tree
#1216
USA
the bright one; the light
#1217
Hebrew
God has answered
#1248
Greece
Goddess of childbirth
#1276
English
A beloved name with deep roots
#1286
Hungary
light
#1288
American
Bringer of joy.
#1291
Hungary
Bright
#1457
Nigeria
God's joy is rising
#1500
Old German
noble and bright
#1501
Bulgarian
to be strong, powerful
#1503
Greece
Greek
#1504
Spanish
battle maiden
#1506
Spanish
battle maiden
#1507
Germanic
battle maiden
#1508
Germanic
battle maiden
#1509
Hungarian
battle maiden
#1510
Hungarian
battle maiden
#1511
Italian
brave warrior — from Aldo
#1512
Latvian
brave, strong
#1513
African
island
#1515
Modern coinage
shining, bright — from Electra
#1516
African
unknown
#1518
Yoruba
progress, advancement
#1519
Modern American
no traditional meaning documented
#1520
Germanic
a variant of Ilgmar
#1522
Latvian
bright, shining
#1524
Latvian
brave warrior
#1526
Turkish
a type of plant
#1527
Arabic
inspiration, guidance
#1528
Uzbek
inspiration, motivation
#1529
Hebrew
God is my salvation
#1530
Slavic
light, bright
#1531
Arabic
delightful
#1531
Portuguese
derived from Ilídio
#1532
Filipino
from the Ilijan River
#1533
Slavic
God's promise — from Ilija
#1534
Slavic
derived from Ilija
#1535
Samoan
the one who is strong
#1536
Slavic
light, bright — from Ilona
#1537
Romanian
light, sun — from Ilie
#1539
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1540
Albanian
related to Illyria
#1542
Albanian
from Illyria
#1543
Hebrew
God is my light
#1544
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1546
Slavic
God is my salvation — from Elijah
#1547
Slavic
bright, shining — from Iliana
#1548
Albanian
God is gracious
#1550
Turkish
brave, courageous
#1551
Turkish
one who is loved
#1552
Azerbaijani
bright, shining
#1555
Slavic
he who is strong
#1557
Irish
cheerful, joyful
#1558
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1559
Latin
he, that man
#1561
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1562
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1565
Latin
Happy
#1565
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1567
Hungarian
brave, strong — from Elias
#1571
Finnish
light, brightness
#1572
Indonesian
light or brightness
#1574
Slavic
bright, shining
#1575
Finnish
light, brightness
#1578
Hungarian
light, bright — from Ilona
#1579
Hungarian
light
#1585
German
God's promise — from Elisabeth
#1587
German
noble and bright — from Elisabeth
#1589
German
noble peace
#1592
American
Hebrew
#1593
German
noble and beloved
#1596
Germanic
noble strength
#1597
Finnish
night
#1598
Spanish
illuminated, enlightened
#1599
Greek
light, brightness
#1600
Latvian
light, brightness
#1601
Latvian
brave warrior
#1602
Finnish
brave, strong
#1603
Latvian
light
#1604
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1605
Italian
from the Latin name Albinus
#1607
Turkic
bringer of good news
#1608
Slavic
God's promise
#1609
Portuguese
light, brightness
#1632
Estonia
Joyful
#1642
Turkey
Turkish
#1658
American
Tribe of superior men (from the Algonquin word ‘iliniwek’)
#1662
Unknown
Unknown
#1665
France
Light
#1666
France
French
#1695
India
One who is the light of God
#1705
English
bright, shining one
#1759
India
Light or brightness.
#1771
Estonia
Unknown, potentially derived from local folklore
#1855
American
Elizabeth's pledge
#1890
Hebrew↑ Rising
Tree
#1923
Hebrew
a little heifer
#1939
India
hilsa fish
#1944
American
a variation of Melissa
#1955
India
the one who brings peace
#1986
Arabic
goddess, deity
#1987
French
cheerful, happy
#1988
Fijian
bringer of light
#1989
Tamil
intellect, wisdom
#1990
Tamil
brightness, illumination
#1991
Finnish
cheerful, happy
#1992
Modern coinage
no traditional meaning documented
#1993
Modern coinage
cheerful, joyful
#1994
Italian
cheerful, happy
#2342
Slavic countries↑ Rising
bright, shining
#2467
American
Light
#2496
Hebrew
Hebrew
#2835
Italy↑ Rising
cheerful, happy
#3046
Arabic
Arabic
#3180
Romania
light
#3311
American
'Ily' is a phonetic abbreviation for 'I love you'
#3861
Hungary↑ Rising
Light
#3937
Germanic↑ Rising
German
#4018
American↑ Rising
Greek
#4217
Russia↑ Rising
God is my Lord
#4697
Russia↑ Rising
bright, shining
#5027
Russia↑ Rising
Possibly derived from 'Elijah,' meaning 'My God is Yahweh.'
#5621
Hebrew↑ Rising
oak tree
#5622
Germanic↑ Rising
Noble
#5796
American↑ Rising
Variation of Eliana - 'God has answered'
#5797
Hebrew
God has answered
#6202
English
Shining light
#6410
English↑ Rising
A modern variation of the name Lynn, typically meaning 'lake' or 'waterfall'.
#6645
Arabic↑ Rising
inspiration
#7630
USA↑ Rising
A beloved name with deep roots
#7631
Finland↑ Rising
Means 'air' or 'breath'.
#7876
Russia↑ Rising
Bulgarian
#8054
India↑ Rising
Sanskrit
#8678
Greece↑ Rising
the goddess of childbirth
#9094
Somalia↑ Rising
to give birth
#9708
Arabic↑ Rising
To ascend
#9709
English↑ Rising
Dweller by the island meadow
#9710
Turkey↑ Rising
Bright, radiant.
#9711
Hebrew↑ Rising
God is my light
#9973
Middle Eastern countries
Arabic
—
Greece↑ Rising
Shining light
—
Spanish↑ Rising
Quechua
—
Latin↑ Rising
Spanish
—
Slavic countries
Bright, radiant
—
Arabic↑ Rising
high, elevated or exalted
—
American↑ Rising
The ray of light
—
Bulgaria
Илиана
—
Hawaii
Hawaiian
—
Israel↑ Rising
oak tree
—
Poland
Polish
—
American↑ Rising
God's promise
—
Turkey↑ Rising
Water fairy
—
Italy↑ Rising
Hebrew
—
Slavic countries
bright
—
Spanish
Spanish
—
Spanish
light, shining
—
English
shining light
—
Romania
Latin
—
American
A beloved name with deep roots
—
Hebrew
Tree
—
American
A form of Alyssa
—
Arabic
A beloved name with deep roots
—
Spanish
A variation of the name Iliana, meaning 'bright' or 'shining'.
—
Haiti↑ Rising
Creole
—
American
shepherdess
—
English
Delicate and light

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